Chains of Sorrow

[Intro, instrumental, 12 seconds] [Verse 1] Why so downcast, oh my soul? Do thou knowest not Joy is thine to hold? [Verse 2] Needlessly you ache You wear the coat of despair But it is warm, no coat is needed [Verse 3] Joy for you was bought At the price of innocent blood Shed upon a cross [Verse 4] Do you not know That you deny His blood By holding on to sorrow? [Chorus 1] For sorrow is the devil's tool And melancholy Satan's friend [Verse 5] “Cast away your woes And lay them upon Me” My saviour says [Verse 6] Oh, but were it that easy I hold my sadness tight In a fist that I can't open [Chorus 2] For sorrow is my drug And time my needle [Bridge] How soothing it is here Where a slice of fantasy breaks through the reality And reality into the fantasy [Verse 7] Still I am aware That the moment is but fleeting —A sigh among the screams [Instrumental] [Verse 8] I wish the needle would be broken But I'm not ready for that I need a new drug [Outro, instrumental, 12 seconds] [End]